Alex Whittle

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Alex Whittle
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Whittle playing for York City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Alex Whittle [1]
Date of birth (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 3
Youth career
1999–2011 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Dunfermline Athletic 78 (1)
2015–2016 AFC Fylde 12 (0)
2016 Southport 7 (0)
2016–2018 York City 59 (0)
2018 Forest Green Rovers 2 (0)
2018 → Southport (loan) 4 (0)
2018–2019 Warrington Town 21 (0)
2019–2020 Boston United 28 (0)
2020-2021 Gloucester City 13 (1)
2021–2022 Chesterfield 54 (5)
2022–2023 York City 34 (0)
2023– Yeovil Town 46 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:46, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Alex Whittle (born 15 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for National League club Yeovil Town. He has played for Dunfermline Athletic, AFC Fylde, Southport, York City, Forest Green Rovers, Southport, Boston United, Gloucester City and Chesterfield.

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Club career

Whittle was born in Liverpool, Merseyside [2] and attended Maricourt Catholic School in Maghull, Merseyside. [3] He started his career at Liverpool where he joined as a six-year-old, and spent 11 years at the club before being released in early 2011. He then joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain in February 2011 [4] and the Nike Academy for the 2011–12 season, where he went on trial to Brighton & Hove Albion, Heart of Midlothian and Dunfermline Athletic. [5]

He joined Dunfermline Athletic on a pre-contract in April 2012 ahead of signing a three-year contract. [6] He made his debut on 28 July in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Forfar Athletic and his Scottish Football League debut on 11 August in a 4–0 victory against Cowdenbeath. [7] Whittle was signed as a winger and made sporadic appearances, often as a substitute, but got his break in the first team at left-back following the redundancy of Stephen Jordan amid Dunfermline's administration. [8] He scored his first goal for Dunfermline against Ayr United on 28 September 2013. [9] After being released by Dunfermline at the end of 2014–15, [10] Whittle appeared as a trialist for Hartlepool United in a friendly match against Spennymoor Town. Hartlepool manager Ronnie Moore commented that he was "pleased" with Whittle's performance, adding that he had asked Whittle to stay with the club for an extra week in order to assess him. [11]

In September 2015, Whittle signed for National League North club AFC Fylde, [12] making his debut as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with Tamworth. [13] On 23 March 2016, Whittle signed for National League club Southport, [14] debuting three days later as a 33rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over Guiseley. [15] He made seven appearances for Southport over the remainder of 2015–16. [15]

On 23 May 2016, Whittle signed for newly relegated National League club York City on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year. [16]

On 29 December 2017, Whittle agreed to sign for League Two club Forest Green Rovers on a free transfer on 1 January 2018. [17] He joined National League North club Southport on 15 March 2018 on a one-month loan, having struggled with a hamstring injury after joining Forest Green. [18] He was released by Forest Green at the end of 2017–18. [19]

Whittle signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Town in September 2018 [20] and made his debut in a 3–0 home win over South Shields on 29 September in the league. [21] Although they would go on to win the play-offs, they were denied promotion after losing to Southern League Central playoff champions King's Lynn Town. [22]

In June 2019, Whittle joined Boston United. [23]

Whittle joined Gloucester City in August 2020. [24] On 8 January 2021, he departed from Gloucester, joining Chesterfield later that day, following the path of former manager at Gloucester James Rowe and former teammates Akwasi Asante and George Carline. [25] Whittle was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2021–22 season. [26]

On 2 July 2022, Whittle returned to newly promoted National League club York City. [27]

On 3 July 2023, Whittle signed for National League South side Yeovil Town. [28]

International career

Whittle was capped by the England schools team over 2008–09. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13 [7] Scottish First Division 24010105 [c] 0310
2013–14 [29] Scottish League One 30141204 [d] 0402
2014–15 [30] Scottish League One240301100281
Total781814190993
AFC Fylde 2015–16 [15] [31] National League North 12041—2 [e] 0181
Southport 2015–16 [15] National League 70———70
York City 2016–17 [15] National League41020—5 [e] 0480
2017–18 [15] [32] National League North18020—00200
Total59040—50680
Forest Green Rovers 2017–18 [33] League Two 20——1 [f] 030
Southport (loan)2017–18 [15] National League North40———40
Warrington Town 2018–19 Northern Premier Division 21030—3 [g] 0270
Boston United 2019–20 National League North28060—2 [h] 0360
Gloucester City 2020–21 National League North13110—2 [e] 0161
Chesterfield 2020–21 [34] National League19100—1 [i] 0201
2021–22 [35] National League35440—2 [i] 0414
Total54540—30605
York City 2022–23 [36] National League34020—2 [e] 0380
Yeovil Town 2023–24 [15] National League South 33140—1 [e] 0381
2024–25 [15] National League13000—00130
Total46140—10511
Career total35883624130042811
  1. ↑ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, four in Scottish First Division play-offs
  4. ↑ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, three in Scottish League One play-offs
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in FA Trophy
  6. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  7. ↑ Two appearances in Northern Premier playoffs and one in the National League North promotion decider
  8. ↑ 2 appearances in National League North Play Offs
  9. 1 2 Appearance(s) in National League play-offs

Honours

Yeovil Town

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